TAX DECLARATION OF REAL PROPERTY: PROOF OF LAND OWNERSHIP?

What is a TAX DECLARATION? Ano ang Tax Declaration?
IS IT SAFE TO BUY A LAND WITHOUT A TITLE BUT WITH A TAX DECLARATION?
SAFE BA BILHIN ANG LUPANG WALANG TITULO NGUNIT MAY TAX DECLARATION?
SAFE BA BUMILI NG LUPANG WALANG TITULO, TAX DECLARATION LANG?
IN THIS VIDEO: TAX DECLARATION; DECLARATION OF REAL PROPERTY; PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR’S OFFICE; CITY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE; MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR’S OFFICE; MARKET VALUE; ASSESSED VALUE; DEED OF SALE; AGRICULTURAL SALES PATENT; RESIDENTIAL SALES PATENT; ACQUISITIVE PRESCRIPTION; POSSESSION IN CONCEPT OF OWNER; LAND REGISTRATION; ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; TORRENS TITLE; TORRENS SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION; LAND SURVEY; LOT SURVEY; TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION; DUE DILIGENCE; PUBLIC AUCTION; TAX DELINQUENCY; COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE (CENRO); DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR); BUYING AN UNTITLED LAND/LOT; SALE OF UNREGISTERED LAND.
You come across with a real property - a piece of land - which is untitled or unregistered but the owner holds only a tax declaration. You like the property but you wonder if it can be a subject of a sale. If it is, how safe is it to buy an unregistered or untitled land with a tax declaration?
In this video, Your_Lawyer endeavors to explain what a tax declaration is and its use.
A Tax Declaration, or more properly known as a Declaration of Real Property, is a document issued by the Provincial, City or Municipal Assessor’s Office, containing relevant information about a particular land or piece of land or the improvement/s found therein. One very important information found in a Tax Declaration is the Assessed Value of the property. The Assessed Value is the basis of the computation of the Real Property Tax (RPT), or known to many as the “Amilyar”. The Real Property Tax is a locally imposed and collected tax; meaning, it is being enforced by the Local Government Units through their Local Treasurer’s Office. The Real Property Tax must be paid annually. Included in the assessment of the Real Property Tax is the Special Education Fund.
According to the Supreme Court, tax declaration and tax receipts are not conclusive evidence of ownership when not supported by other evidence. They are merely indicia of claim of ownership. They are considered as prima facie evidence of ownership. When coupled with actual possession, tax receipts and tax declaration may be the bases of claim of ownership.
That being said, it is considered to be riskier to buy an untitled land with tax declaration only than to buy a titled or registered land (meaning, with Original Certificate of Title or Transfer Certificate of Title). Because unlike the tax declaration, the certificate of title (under the Torrens System) are absolute, incontrovertible and indefeasible evidence of ownership.
How do you protect your interests when you buy a land with no title but with a tax declaration only?
First, make sure that the land is an alienable and disposable land. Under the Regalian Doctrine, all lands of the public domain belong to the State. Only those lands classified as alienable and disposable can be acquired and titled. These lands are the agricultural lands, which are classified as residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial.
Second, consistent with the declaration of the Supreme Court, make sure that the person selling the land is in the actual possession of the property and has been consistently paying the real property tax thereon. Failure to pay the real property tax (tax delinquency) may result to the public auction thereof and the cancellation of the tax declaration.
Third, find out how the seller acquired the land (by sale, donation, succession/inheritance, etc.) and how long has he/she has been in possession of the property. The longer the possession, the better. Such possession must be open, continuous, public, adverse and notorious - in the concept of an owner. If you buy the property, you can benefit from the length of the possession of your predecessors-in-interest - that means, the seller and all the previous owners. For Residential Free Patent, the required period of possession is ten (10) years, while for Agricultural Free Patent, twenty (20) years.
Fourth, make sure to know also if there is a pending application for free patent or titling involving the land. You can inquire with the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). In doing so, you would know of there are other claimants of the land opposing the application or with pending application also.
Finally, it is strongly suggested that you hire a licensed geodetic engineer or licensed land surveyor to conduct a lot survey. Tax Declarations usually do not contain accurate location and measurements of the land. Generally, they are based on estimates. With a lot survey, you will know the exact location, lot area and boundaries of the land.

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UPDATE: Under RA 11573, the deadline for filing an application for Agricultural Free Patent or a Petition for Judicial Confirmation of Title, which was set under RA 9176 on December 31, 2020, was removed.

[@PiNoyPower35]

Sir, sana po masagot tanong ko. May lupa po na ibeninta na may tax declaration lang pero wala po land mark na nakalagay kasi hindi pa na survey ng surveyor. Hindi po ba yun scam?

[@CelestinaAdkins]

Thank you Sor for being there for us to give us clarifiction action about the land. In our church are we got tax DC. In the name of our grandparents already deceased three are 7 heirs but already deceased being the grandchildren what is the right steps for us to do to move forwardfor titling thank you so much

[@cristyfermocillo3785]

thank you for sharing and,God bless

[@YourLawyer]

Hello, everyone! Pasensya na po kung hindi ko nasasagot lahat ng questions in view of my tight schedule. But rest assured po na all questions will be answered in a video para isa na lang po. Antabayanan nyo po. Ingat po kayo.

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[@EmmaAbulencia]

Pano po kung pinatituluhan po ng ibang tao,pero nd po nkarehistro.

[@laagangkatabang]

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[@EvangelineSalazar-sk4un]

Saan po kayo dyan sa pinas may ipapagawa mo akong tittle declaration to tittle

[@throwbackmusic38]

Question po Atty., yung katabi ko pong lupa ay nakiusap na bigyan sila ng right of way at bibigyan kami ng katapat na sukat ng lupa kaya pumayag po kami bigyan siya ng daan at pumirma kami na ipapa survey yung lupa. Cguro po ay may ilang decades na nakalipas yun. Ngayon po ay gusto pong saraduhan yung lupang ipinakiusap niya, kasi siya na raw po ang may ari nuon. at meron daw po siyang katibayan na survey na siya at meron siyang katibayan kanya na yung lupa at nagbigay daw siya ng lupa. Pero wala naman po nabago sa lupa namin. Nagtanong po ako sa Assessor at meron po silang ibinigay na iba po sa ipinapakita niya sa amin. Ang tanong ko po ay "Dahil wala po kamig pinanghahawakan na dating survey at exact location ng mga muhon" Kundi ang Tax Dec na binubuwisan namin, Ay matibay po ba talagang ebidensya yung Survey ng isang geodetic? Kasi pumayag po kami na ipasukat, pero ng magsukatan na at maglagay na ng muhon ay hindi naman namin alam at hindi kami na Inform. Mga 10 years na po kami nakatira dito, pero naganap po yung survey ay hindi pa kami nakatira sa lupa namin. Hindi po ba, bago nila masabi na kanila nang lupa yon dapat ay merong pirmahan na ako si ganito ay nagbigay ng lupa para mabigyan ng 3m na daan at ako naman si ganito ay nagbibigay ng lupa kapalit ng 3m na daan na aking hinihingi? sana po matulungan po ako. Salamat po! Tax Dec lang po at yung binubuwisan ang pinanghahawakan namin.

[@clarisseespina821]

Paano po malalaman un inscription date sa tax declaration? Sana po masago.t

[@cathymapanao6614]

Sir kung bagong award lng po ang lupa makakuha po ba kmi ng tax declaration?

[@elmerquezon2351]

Good pm sir ask langko paano BA malaman na ang nag mamayari Ng tax declaration ay mayron ba siyang titulo?

[@jhayRverona9]

Atty..ang tatay ko po ay meron sinasakahan na Lupa mahigit 35 year syang Nangangalaga sa lupain na iyon atty.. Ang tanong ko po sana ano ba ang karapatan or meron po ba karapatan ang tatay ko sa Lupa or baliwaLa Lang yong 35+ year dati nman kasi puro kakahoyan at Naging taniman na ng paLay dahiL sa pagsisikap ng tatay ko at luwing nakakaani naman ng palay or kong anong mga pananim na itinatanim ng tatay ko doon 30% sa mga ani ang napuponta sa may ari ng Lupa kahit maliit or malaking ani palagi meron ang mat ari gnun ka tapat ang tatay ko sa may ari ng lupa.. Atty.. Gsto ko Lang tlga malaman kong meron ba karapatan ang tatay ko sa lupa na yon dahiL matanda na dn tatay 60 year old na tatay ko ngayon humihina na sya sa trabahong bukid

[@jeremiahfrancisberou3567]

Paano po kukuwa ng tax declaration kung walang title po?

[@lornaraymundo1367]

Atty,30 SCRA 897 (1969) 19 Phil.254(1911) ano pong batas po ito nka paskil po yn tnx po

[@rhodora28]

Hi po attorney…yung agricultural land na untitled only tax Dec Lang Pwd ba Yun tawagin na should divided into heirs? Yung lupa is binabayaran ng father in-law ko since 30-40 years..

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[@3andd494]

hi po atty may katanongan lang po.. may kilala po kasi ako grupo o mga tao na ngbebenta ng lupa kung saan nkatirik ang up diliman.. particular ung kahabaan ng philcoa market at lupang bakante doon kung saan UP daw ang may ari.. ang grupo na eto ay may hawak na certified true copy at sila daw ang orihinal na may ari ng lupa na iyon.. katunayan eh nghahanap sila n mgsponsor upang mabayaran ung taxes at penalties nto.. may kausap silang judge at mga buyer para mabenta eto.. possible po ba eto? sna mapanagot ang mga sindikatong eto

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[@leonidaacupado3107]

Ano po magandang gagawin q atty.dahil yung lupa agricultural land n nakapangalan sa tatay q ang tax dec.e inaangkin po ng uncle q xa n po daw kasi ang nagbabayad ng tax sa munisipyo at binili daw po nya sa tatay q nong siyay nabubuhay p n hndi po nmin alam..pero wala nmn po silang kasulatan..ano pong magandang gagawin q po attt?

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[@mjpads1536]

may tax declarion po ba na agriculture tapos residential? parang 2 in 1 po?

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